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Thoughts on code,
craft & exploration.
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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developmentJul 27, 2026· 4 min
CSS sibling-index() and sibling-count(): Native Staggering Without nth-child Hacks
CSS sibling-index() and sibling-count() turn an element's position into a number you can drop into calc(), replacing walls of nth-child rules and inline JavaScript for staggered animations and math-driven layouts.
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developmentJul 26, 2026· 4 min
Animate to height: auto in CSS with interpolate-size and calc-size()
Transitioning an element to height: auto used to mean JavaScript measurements or fragile max-height hacks. interpolate-size and calc-size() finally make it a one-line CSS opt-in.
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financeJul 25, 2026· 4 min
Dollar-Cost Averaging vs. Lump-Sum: What the Data Actually Says
Investing a windfall all at once beats easing it in about two-thirds of the time. Here is what the research actually says, and when dollar-cost averaging still makes sense.
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obsidianJul 24, 2026· 4 min
Building an Obsidian Theme: A Practical Guide to CSS Variables
You do not need to fight cascade specificity to restyle Obsidian. Override a handful of CSS variables and you have a real theme that respects light and dark mode.
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developmentJul 23, 2026· 4 min
JavaScript Iterator Helpers: Stop Converting to Arrays First
Iterator helpers bring map, filter, take, and drop to any iterator without spreading into an array first. They went Baseline in 2025, and they change how you handle Maps, Sets, and generators.
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financeJul 22, 2026· 4 min
How Staking Actually Works: Validators, Rewards, and Slashing
A plain-English look at what happens under the hood when you stake crypto: how validators secure a proof-of-stake network, where the yield comes from, and what slashing really risks.
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obsidianJul 21, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Web Clipper: Clip the Web Straight Into Your Vault
The official Obsidian Web Clipper turns any web page into a clean, templated vault note. Here's how its templates, variables, and filters actually work.
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developmentJul 20, 2026· 3 min
CSS :has() in Practice: The Parent Selector You Can Finally Ship
The :has() selector is Baseline and fast in 2026. Here's how to use it for parent styling, sibling reactions, and quantity queries without reaching for JavaScript.
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developmentJul 19, 2026· 4 min
CSS @function: Reusable Logic Comes Native to the Browser
CSS finally has real, reusable functions. The new @function at-rule lets you define typed helpers that run in the browser with live values — here is how it works and where it is supported today.
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financeJul 18, 2026· 5 min
Open Banking: How Apps Actually Get Your Bank Data
The mechanics behind connecting a budgeting app to your bank account, why screen scraping is dying, and where the US open banking rules stand in 2026.
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